About Us

Les and I were both offered and accepted voluntary redundancy, myself from Strathclyde Police as a Force Support Officer and Les from South Ayrshire Council where he worked as the Civic Officer/Officer to the Provost. We both worked for these organisations for over 30 years.

As we were still too young to retire and
we both love animals we decided to
start up Love ‘n’ Pets, aimed to provide
a loving and caring service for pet
owners who can’t bear leaving their
beloved pets cooped up in kennel
conditions. We reside in a cottage
between Troon and Symington with a
good sized, fully fenced-in back garden,
which overlooks open countryside. This
garden is excellent for your dog(s) to
play or laze about in, either on the grass
or the decked area. As this is a very
small family run business (just Les and I)
we can only cater for a small number of
dogs at a time but that means your dog
gets a lot more individual attention and
t.l.c, which is so important for the
owner’s peace of mind.

We stay close to some great walks, i.e. Troon, Prestwick, Barassie and Irvine beaches , Fullarton Woods, Eglington Country Park and Auchincruive, where we regularly take the dogs. Also due to the small numbers we are regularly able to go day trips to Culzean or Largs and or often over to Arran for the day.

I have been involved with dogs for over 35 years and I have owned many different breeds ranging from boxers (of which I've had 8) to miniature dachshunds and all sizes in between!!

At one point we had six dogs, four cats, three rabbits, a guinea pig and an outside aviary with approx. 60 budgies all at the same time (we fell short of the having the proverbial partridge in a pear tree!!). Those were hectic but great days.

At the moment we have three dogs, ‘Dudley’ a very laid back boxer, ‘Rosie’ a snooty miniature poodle and ‘Dougal’ an adorable cockerpoo.

OUR AIM IS TO PROVIDE THE OWNERS WITH PEACE OF MIND WHEN THEY LEAVE THEIR ‘BEST FRIENDS’ BEHIND